bilabial
/baɪˈleɪbiəl/
adjective
- Produced with both lips touching or coming together, used to describe certain speech sounds.
- The word 'pop' begins and ends with a bilabial sound.
- In phonetics class, we practiced making bilabial sounds by pressing our lips together.
- The sounds /p/, /b/, and /m/ are bilabial consonants in English.
Synonyms
noun
- A speech sound made by bringing both lips together.
- The letter 'b' represents a bilabial.
- Children often learn bilabials like 'mama' and 'papa' first.
- In many languages, bilabials are among the most common consonants.